Oldest player to score a maiden hundred

Oldest player to score a maiden hundred in Tests

Oldest player to score a maiden hundred

Player	Age	Runs	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
AW Nourse	42y 291d	111	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	12 Nov 1921	Test # 146
EH Bowley	39y 253d	109	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	14 Feb 1930	Test # 190
A Sandham	39y 189d	152	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	11 Jan 1930	Test # 187
JWH Makepeace	39y 173d	117	England	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Feb 1921	Test # 138
EAB Rowan	39y 160d	156*	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
PN Kirsten	39y 82d	104	South Africa	v England	Leeds	4 Aug 1994	Test # 1264
GE Tyldesley	38y 322d	122	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1927	Test # 168
H Wood	38y 96d	134*	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1892	Test # 37
AJ Richardson	37y 351d	100	Australia	v England	Leeds	10 Jul 1926	Test # 165
PL Symcox	37y 306d	108	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
GM Carew	37y 252d	107	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	11 Feb 1948	Test # 296
FR Martin	37y 138d	123*	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	27 Feb 1931	Test # 208
R Illingworth	37y 18d	113	England	v West Indies	Lord's	26 Jun 1969	Test # 654
A Kumble	36y 296d	110*	India	v England	The Oval	9 Aug 2007	Test # 1842
E Paynter	36y 217d	216*	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938	Test # 263
CB Lambert	36y 38d	104	West Indies	v England	St John's	20 Mar 1998	Test # 1411
CJL Rogers	35y 343d	110	Australia	v England	Chester-le-Street	9 Aug 2013	Test # 2093
G Giffen	35y 262d	161	Australia	v England	Sydney	14 Dec 1894	Test # 42
BL D'Oliveira	35y 247d	109	England	v India	Leeds	8 Jun 1967	Test # 618
AC Voges	35y 242d	130*	Australia	v West Indies	Roseau	3 Jun 2015	Test # 2164
D Denton	35y 237d	104	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Feb 1910	Test # 108
EH Hendren	35y 158d	132	England	v South Africa	Leeds	12 Jul 1924	Test # 155
DL Houghton	35y 117d	121	Zimbabwe	v India	Harare	18 Oct 1992	Test # 1197
DJ Richardson	35y 108d	109	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	2 Jan 1995	Test # 1282

Ages are shown as at the start of the match concerned. AC Voges and DL Houghton were on debut

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia v England at Sydney, 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia v England at Melbourne, 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

New Zealand v West Indies at Mount Maunganui, ICC World Test Championship 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]